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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1964-10-14 - ~ Bus began his work with the City of Bozeman on July 71 1958, as a storekeeper at the city Shops. He wus appointed to his present position on ,July 1, 1959. It W/::iS my pri vLLege, and indeed a pleasure I to work with Bus the four years I served on the City Commission. He served Bozeman well and was pleasant and kind to everyone with whom he had contact. He was also my summer neighbor as we had cabins at Cave Creek. Bus would drop in with a mess of fish or a jug for an occasional cocktail. We in the canyon and City Hall will miss him greatly as he was a true friend. I 28 Bozeman, Mo~tana October 14, 1\:164 The Commission of the City of Bozeman met in regular session in tho Commission Room, City Hall Building, Wednesday, 14 October 19641 at 1:UO o'clock P.M. Present were Mayor Morrow, Commissioner S-edivYI Commissioner Langohrl City Manager Cutting, City Attorney Berg and the Acting Clerk. Mayor Morrow opened the meeting with a prayer and the following proceedings I were had: Acting Clerk of the City Commission Harold A. Fryslie It was moved by Conunissioner Langohr, seconded by Commissioner Sedivy I that Harold A. Fryslie be appointed Acting Clerk of tne City Commission and that said appointment be effective 9 October 1964, and the motion was carried by the following Aye and No vote: those voting Aye being Mayor Morrow, Commissioner Sedivy and Commissioner Langohr; those voting No, none. Death The Clerk of the City Commission, Clinton K. (Bus) Wilson Officlal notice was taken of the untimely and sudden death on Friday, October 9,.,1964, of the Clerk of tne Ci ty Commiss ion, Clinton K. (Bus) Wilson. Immediate p1::\st Mayor Fred M. Staudaher delivered a eulogY of Mr. Wilson and it was moved by Commissioner Sedlvy, seconded by COIl1!"'lssioner Langohr tha t ~,~r. Staudaher' s remarks be spread in full upon tne minu tea of this meetJ.ng and th,e appreCiation of tne City Commission for the eulogy voting Aye being Mayor Morrow, Commissioner Sedivy and Commissioner Langohrj I be noted and the motion was carried by the f61lowing Aye /::ind No vote: those those voting No, none. EULOGY Our departed clerk of the Bozeman C1 ty Commission, Clinton K. Wilson, 55, died of a heart condition last Friday morning at his home llu9 South Grand Avenue. Bus, as we knew him was born April 12, 19U9 in Bozeman, son of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Wilson. His parents homesteaded the 320 Ranch in Gallatin Canyon. He was graduated from Gallatin County High School and attended Carnegie Technical School where he studied accounting. He was married to Hazel Huffine on May 30, 1936 at Butte, Montana. He worked in the Gallatin County Clerk and Recorder's Office from l~3U to l~42. He enlisted in The United States Navy in 1942 1::\nd served two years during World War II. After leaving the Navy, Bus went to Baker, Montana ln 1~44 wnere he worked as a public accountant until 1~54 when the family returned to Bozeman. They have lived here since. He was affiliated with the American Legionl and a ~ast Master of the Masonic Lodge of Baker, Montana. Survivors, in addi tion to his widow include two sons, Sam and Jack, a daughter, Pamela, all of Bozeman, and a sister Helen Eloise Wilson of Price Utah. Funeral services were conducted Monday afternoon at the Dokken-Nelson Funera 1 Home hnre in Bozeman. FRLW M. STAUDAHER Former Mayor of Bozeman I I I 29 It was then moved by Connnissioner Langohr, seconded by Commissioner Sedivy that there be recorded in the minutes of this meeting an expression by the City Commission of regret for the sudden and untimely death of Mr. Wilson and that it be noted that he served the City of Bozeman faithfully and we~l and his continued efforts were sincerely appreciated by the Commission and that an appropriate letter of condolence be addressed to the bereaved widow, and tho motion was carried by the following Aye and No vote: those voting Aye being Mayor Morrow, Commissioner Sedivy and Commissioner Langohr; those voting No, none. Investment of Parking Meter anel Miscellaneous Funds in U.S. Go'ernment Securi ties The City Manager informed the Commission that the Director of Finance had requested authority to invest operational funds in U.S. Government Securities as follows: Parking Meter Fund Miscellaneous Funds $64,000.00 $15u,uOO.00 180 day maturity 30 de y me turi ty The City Manager concurred in the request and it was moved by Commissioner Sedivy, seconded by Commiss~oner Langob.r that the investments be authorized as requested and the motion was carried by the following A;18 and No vote: those voting Aye being Ma yor Ttorrow, Conunissioner Sedivy 8nd Commissioner Langohr; those voting No, none. M.S.C. Homecomin~ Day Paradel 10:00 A.M.I 17 October 1964 The City r,~anager recommended ttlat the ~1.S.C. Homecoming Day Paradel scheduled for 10:uO A.M.I 17 October 1064 along Tvlain Street from Church Ave., to Tenth Ave., thence svuth to the Campus be authorized. It was moved by Commis s ioner Langohr, se conded by Commis S ..Loner Sedivy th8 t the parad'e be au thorized as recommended and the motion was carried by the fO.LIOwing Aye und No vote: those 'Toting Aye be:tng Mayor Morrow, Commissioner Sedivy and Commissioner Langohr; those voting No~ none. Senior High School - Football Rally ane. Parade, Thursu.a y, 15 Oc tober 1964 John YUhas, Bozeman SeDlar High Scnool Student Bocly Presldent, had reyuested that the Hign SCLlool be authorized to p8rade along Main Street between the SenIor }!J.gn Scnool and the Baxter Hotel at C$:uv P.M., Thursday, It October 1~H:541 as a pHrt of a .Pre-Park-Bozeman Footb8~.L Game Rally ano tne Ci ty Manager recummended the request; be gr8n ted. It \V,,)S moved by Commissioner Sedlvy~ seconded by Commissioner Langohr that the request be granted as l~ecommended and the motion was carried by tho following Aye and No vote: those voting Aye being Mayor Morrow, Commission('r Sedivy and Commissioner Langohr; those voting No, none. Historic Committee to Survey Present City Hall Pursuant to and in accordance with the Commission action of '1 October 1964, Ma yor Morrow announced the appointmen t of the following His toric Committee to Survey the Present City Hall: S.l.D. No. 431 (Paving & Drainage - W. Arthur st.) - Acceptance of Contract and final payment to Contractor Haro.id HosKins & Associates, Consulting Engineers, reported that I 30 Dr-. M. G. Burlingame - Chairman Harry C. Duntsch G. Nicholas lfft, III Mrs. Herold (Bonna) Murdock Gene Q,uaw Malcolm C. Story It was moved by Commissioner Langohr, seconded by Commissioner Sedivy that the appointments be approved as announced and ~he mo~ion was c~rried by the following Aye and No vote: those voting Aye being Mayor Morrow, Comml.ssioner Langohr and Commissioner Sedivy; those voting No, none. Petition for Opening Alley from Villard s.t. south between N. 9th & N. 10th Ave. A petition and related sketch requesting that an alley be establiShed I in Block 5, Brunton-Palffy Rearrangement of Durston S.ubdivision and signed by seven persons as owners of the property involved was presented. Following discussion and recommendation by the City Manager, it was moved by Commissioner Sedivy, seconded by Commissioner Langohrl that the petition request be granted subject to being without cost to the City and contingent upon receipt of properly executed deeds drawn b:: the Ci ty Attorney from the property owners to the City of Bozeman for the necessary property and the motion was carried by the following Aye and No vote: those voting Aye being Mayor Morrow, Commissioner Langohr; those voting No, none. S.I.D. No. 430 (Paving & Drainage + Tracy & Cleveland) Contract and Final Payment to Contractor Harold Hoskins & Associates, Consulting Engineers, reported that Acceptance of construction of the Paving and storm drainage improvements within Special Improvement District No. 430 had been completed in accordance with the I plans and specifications of the contract by Robertson and Blossom of Great Falls, Nron~ana, and recommended that the City accept and approve the project as completed. The City Manager and the City Engineer concurred in the recommenda tion of the consultant engineer, and tne Manager informed trle Commiss~on that a determination had been made tnat all valid claims against the contractor resulting from the construction have been paid, and recommended that any penalties against the contractor for overrun of tne contract time be waived. It was moved by Commissioner Langohr, seconded by Commissioner Sedivy that, in concurrence wittl the foregoing recommendations, the contract work in Special Improvement District No. 430, be approved and accepted as completed and that any penalties for overrun of contract time be waived, and, final payment be made to the contractor upon presentation of a final estimate and c~aim in proper oraer and the motion was carried by tne following Aye and No vote: tnose voting Aye being ii/layor Morrow, Commissioner Sedivy and Commissioner Langohr; those voting No, none. construc~ion of ~he paving and storm drainage improvemen~s within Special I I I :J1 Improvement District No. 431 had been compl.eted in accordance with tne plans and sp~cifications of the contr~ct by Robertson and3lossom of Great FalJ.s, Moncana, cmd recummonded that "(;tle City accept and apllruve the project as comple te. 'l'Ile C1 t;Y ]'ffcd,~,ger and tne Ci ty Engineer concurred in the recommenda tion of the consultant engineer, and the Manager infomed the Commission that a determination had been made that all val.id C..Laims 8.gainst the contractor resulting from tho construction have been paid, and recommended that any penalties against the contractor for overrun of -ehe contract timE:) be waived. It was moved by Commissioner Sedivy, seconded by Commlssioner Langohr, that in concurrence wi th the foregoing recommenda tions, tho contrac t worl: in S,pecLd Improvement District No. 431, be approved and accepted as completed and that any penalties for overrun of contract time be waived, and final. payment be made to the contractor upon preo,entation of a final estimate and claim in proper order and the motion was carried. S. I.D. No. 434 (Paving and Drainage - Spring Creek Drive) Contract and Final Payment to Contractor HaroJ.d Hoskins & Associates, Consulting Engineersl reported that Acceptance of constructlon of the paving and storm drainage improvements within Special Improvement District No. 434 had been completed in accordance wittl tne plans and specifica tions of tIle contrac t by Robertson und Blossom of Grea t Falls, Montana, and recommended that the City accept and approve the project as completed. The City Manager and the City Engineer concurred in the recommenda- tion of the consultant '3ngineerl and the Manager informed the Commission that a determination hr,',d been made that 8.LI valid claims against the contractor resulting from the construction have been Vaid, and recommended that any penalties against the contractor for overrun of the contract time be waived. It was moved by Commissioner Langohr, seconded by Commissioner Sedivy thatl in concurrence with the foref,oing recommendations, the contract work in Special Improvement District No. 434, be approved and accepted as completed and that any penalties for overrun of contract time be waived, and, final payment be made to the contractor upon presentation of a final estimate and claim in proper order and the motion was carried by the following Aye and No vote: those voting Aye being Mayor Morrow, Commissioner Sedivy and Commissioner Langohrj those voting No, none. S.I.D. No. 437 (Water Main Improvements) Change Order No.1 To properly provide for flow of irrigation water of Mr. Wilbur Smith along the south ,'ide of Durs ton Road a t 20th A venue, Change Order No. 1 to tbe plans and specifications of Special Improvement District No. 43'( as pre pa red by Consul tan t Engineers_l,Narold Hoskins and As socia tos, was placed before the Commission. The City Manager recommended that the Change Order No.1, directing the installation of eighty feet of twelve inch culvert a t the loca tion afore mentioned and a t an increased cos t of ~p4vO. vU be approved. It was moved by Commissioner Sedivy, seconded by Commissioner Langohrl Minutes Regular Meeting 7 October 1964 Minutes of the last regular session held '/ October 1~64, were read and it was moved by Commissioner Sedivy, seconded by Commissioner Langohr that the minutes as read be approved subject to revision in the entries related to Commission Resolution No.'s 1141 :dnd 1142 which may be recommended I 32 that CLange Order No.1 to the plans and specifications of S.l.D. No. 43'7, be approved as recommended and the motion was carried by the following Aye and No vote: those voting Aye being Mayor Morrow, Commissioner Sedivy and Commissioner Langohr; those voting No, none. 42 foot Driveway to Serve Long's Tire Service North Black Avenue A request for a 42 curb opening to serve Long's Tire Service new building along North Black Avenue was presented with accompanying sketch. It was moved by Commissioner Langohr, seconded by Commissioner Sedivy that the request be granted with a minimum curb radius of 4 feet to be installed at the North side of tne al~ey approach and the motion was carried by the following Aye :dnd No vote: those voting Aye being Mayor Morrow, Commissioner Sedivy and Commissioner Langohr; those voting No, none. S.I.D. No. 432 ('Nest Side Sewer Truck Lines) - Change Orders 31 4 and 5 Change Order No.'s 3, 4 and 5 to the plans and specifications of Special Improvement Dis tric t No. 432 as prepared by consul tan t engineers Harold Hoskins and Associates, were placed before the Commission. The City Manager stated that the Orders would authorize work that would be of benefit to the district and that could not have been reasonable anticipated in the preparation of the plans and specifications and explained the work to be accomplished and recommended that the Change Orders be approved and that a request be submitted to the Federal Water Pollution Control Agency for a proportionate increase in the grant for Project No. WPC Mont - 72 to meet the increase cost incurred througn Change Order No.3. It was moved by Commissioner Sedivy, seconded by Commissioner Langohr the t Change Order No.' S 31 4 and 5 to the plans and specifications of Special Improvement District No. 432 be BIJproved as recommended to authorize the following: Change Order No.3: InstaLlation of an additioDl::ll manhold to permit connection of a second outfall line from the M.S.C. veterinary research laboratory yt an increase cost of $2'/7.00., Change Order No.4: Installation of fourteen inch ductile iron pipe through a concrete box culvert at Station 10-40 Durston Road to provide sufficient strength pipe to prevent breaking of the concrete box culvert settles at an increase cost of $e4e.uU., Change Order No.5: Installation of an additional manhole at So. 15th Ave., and Garfield Street to permit connection of sewer outfaLl from college housing at an increase cos t of ~f,331.0()., and the motion was carried by the following Aye and No vote: those voting Aye being T~ayor Morrow, Commissioner Sedivy and Commissioner Langohr; those voting No, none. I I I I I 33 by DorseYI Owen, Marquart, Windhorst and West, legal advisors to the City for the Municipal Building Program Bond Issue and the motion was carried by the following Aye and No vote: those voting Aye being Mayor Morrow, Commissioner Sedivy and Commissioner Langohrj tnose voting No, none. Ad .i ournmen t There being no furtner business to come before tne Corrnnlssion at this time it was moved by Corrnnissloner lAngohr, seconded by Connnissioner Sedivy that the meeting be adjourned and the motion was carried by the following Aye and No vote~ those voting Aye being Mayor Morrowl Connnissioner Langohr and Connnissioner Sedivy; those voting No:: None. ATTEST:; J / ..~